Sam Bell recently joined our Government Relations team in Tallahassee, FL. For more than a decade, Sam served as State Representative for Volusia County and held many key positions in the Florida House, including Majority Leader.Learn more about his experience.

For the second year, there are no new taxes and no tax increases in the proposal. Rather, Governor Corbett said his zero-growth budget seeks to reconfigure government and revamp how it provides services.

The governor’s proposal will spend over $20 million less than last year’s budget, a 0.1 percent decrease in spending. It eliminates 33 appropriations and reduces 164 additional line items. The governor has proposed greater use of block grants for local government, community organizations and school districts, calling it a way for recipients to have greater control and flexibility.